Questions tagged [reference-request]
This tag should be used when the question is asking for specific references.
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Does the universe include everything, or merely everything that exists?
Does the universe include literally everything? Or merely everything that exists? I am asking this because I think that, to give an example, unicorns are not part of the universe, because they don't ...
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How to Study Aristotles Ethics
I know that there have been several posts on where to start reading Aristotle, but I think this one would be a little different approach than usual so I think I should ask.
My aim to study Aristotle ...
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Is philosophy science or humanities?
Is philosophy a branch of science, a branch of the humanities, both, or neither? Personally, I think philosophy is neither a branch of science nor a branch of the humanities, it is in its own category....
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Is pluralism the correct philosophical interpretation of probability?
There are many philosophical interpretations of probability. Is pluralism the correct one? That is, are different interpretations of probability correct for different purposes? In other words, there ...
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Is there a difference between "true" and "real"?
Is there a difference between "true" and "real"? If so, what is the difference? I am asking because I have heard those words used interchangeably, but I am wondering if there is a ...
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Recommend an essay, article, entry, author, or branch of philosophy that addresses the futility of arguing for or against free will
I did first search this site, but I was not allowed to participate because I am new (I guess). There is a lot of great content here so I guess that is warranted (though it doesn't feel that way). That ...
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Could mathematical truths have been otherwise?
Could at least some mathematical truths have been otherwise? Or are all mathematical truths necessarily true? For example, is it the case that "there exists only one complete ordered field up to ...
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Is intuitionistic mathematics situated in time?
Mathematics, or at least classical mathematics (that is, mathematics based on classical logic), is thought to be timeless. A theorem that is proven to be true in classical mathematics was true always ...
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Emergent Behavior: Observer-Constructed or Observer-Independent behavior of systems
I am seeking works that align with the following thesis: The emergent behaviors claimed to be observed in certain phenomena are not inherent to the phenomena themselves but are artifacts of the mental ...
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How can we describe intellect in a way that relates to philosophical knowledge?
Is there any writing by philosophers specifically about the nature of intelligence/intellect and the way it relates to epistemology? For example, is someone who's 'smarter' more likely to have true ...
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If a predicate doesn't determine a set, does that predicate even exist in the first place?
I thought of asking this in the Math Stack Exchange, but then I thought this stack exchange is better. Certain predicates define sets, such as "x is not equal to x". Other predicates do not, ...
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Is there a category even more general than "thing"?
Is there a category even more general than "thing"? Or is "thing" the most general category there is? That is, does there exist an x such that x is not a thing? Personally, I ...
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Why is the Newcomb problem confusing?
[Note: After I made this post, the title and the post have been criticised as badly phrased and/or opinionated. I partially agreed with that and made some initial modifications. However, after others ...
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If nothing existed, would even the fact that nothing exists not exist either?
Suppose absolutely nothing existed. Not just no material objects, but also no space, no time, no God, and even no mathematical entities. In such a case, would even the fact that nothing exists itself ...
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Roadmap for self study in philosophy
I am new to philosophy and want to systematically study it on my own. I have been introduced to Oriental philosophy, including the Vedas, Upanishads, Advaita, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, as a ...
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